Headlines May 2026

STOP PRESS :  For events  during the month  Trinidad in UN Security Council

TRINIDAD 1 :TOUCHSTONE EXPLORATION  Q1 results : …& Operations update : …& Wells production : Atlantic LNG names new CEO : …& ships 5000th cargo : IMF Executive Board Concludes 2026 Article IV Consultation : …& Directors cheer Dynamo Dave : ..& assessment reflects stability : Energy gains and manufacturing boom : Nutrien sale of fertiliser plant : Moody’s withdraws NGC credit rating : NGC & MHTL ink gas deal : Methanex weighs options : NGC ends $700m in sponsorships : NGC & BP to monetise Loran gas field : NGC  gas supply contract EOG Resources : NEC pays NGC US$60M in dividends : US$ dividend option for TTNGL shareholders : NIF reports $36.9M Q1 loss : French investors visit : Exercise Prudence in gas windfall : Predator Oil & Gas announces £3 million Placing : ….& financial statements : bp agreeVenezuela offshore gas :

TRINIDAD 2 : US$6m grant for healthcare : OWTU training ahead of refinery restart : NGC defends Moody’s exit : …& Credit ratings  : RBL Fee increase not linked to levy : T&T stable as economists predict restructuring : Swift Response Contains Oil Spill Near Border : …&Venezuela says T&T downplaying  damage : GOV.UK (T&T sign Hormuz Agreement) : BP prioritises Manakin-Cocuina project : Strategic benefits from India : ...& proposes digital and pharmaceutical partnerships : …& funds Brechin Castle agro-processing : …& TTMA hails opening of Couva facility : Capitalism : EDITORIAL -JEWEL IN THE CROWN OF THE EMPIRE

GUYANA : ExxonMobil drills Canje sweet spot : …& after four-year absence : ExxonMobil automated well placement : …& accelerates seismic analysis with AI : Exxon awaits environmental approval for Haimara : …& will anchor the next Stabroek block development : Record oil output drives Exxon profits : Hess recovers investment : Oil boom drives SBM revenue surge : OECD ‘Tax system fails to keep pace with oil boom’ :  $100 billion saved annually from fuel tax removal : Canada’s Prime Minister meets Guyana’s President : …& Ali touts global investment plans for NRF : Ali urges new thinking on energy transition : New PSA boosts local share : UK  expertise for mega-projects : Guyana leads region with strong HDI & lowest debt burden : UNDP– In oil boom mode, Guyana brain drain ahead of crisis-hit LAC : Guyana & US discuss bauxite : Dominican Republic and Guyana sign exploration contract :  Falklands & Eco Atlantic update on acquisition of JHI : Jaishankar & Anthony  bilateral medical cooperation : British Indian Influx on the Wild Coast

CARICOM : Exxon to farm out 10% stake  to Occidental Petroleum : Staatsolie seismic survey of Suriname near-shore : Corentyne River of unity between Guyana & Suriname : IMFSt. Kitts and Nevis– 2026 Article IV Consultation : NGC completes 100% of downstream gas contracts : CDB Advances Grenada’s Geothermal Programme : T&T FOREIGN MINISTER  MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON DC : …&Deputy Secretary Landau meets Sobers : T&T Ministers tour USS Nimitz : 

ISABELANA 1 : ConocoPhillips says Venezuela reforms fall short : bp inks offshore gas exploration deal : …& agreement with Venezuela : U.S. Sanctions Target Cuba Regime & Elites : …& Maximum pressure : …& Trump will “turnaround” Cuba : US Aircraft carrier visits Guyana and Suriname : U.S. waiver for Russian oil cargo : Trump  PRC visit without substantial agreements :  …& The Summit Was Banal : Trump focuses attention on Guyana : Venezuela & World Bank to define technical cooperation : …&circulates draft oil regulations : …& US official urges ‘healthy dialogue’ : Venezuela seeks compensation from T&T for spill : EDITORIAL :  Norway Joins Pax Silica Initiative

ISABELANA 2 : Venezuela restructuring debt after default : T&T will negotiate gas terms : …& NGC, LNG, Petrochemicals & Venezuela : US removes uranium from Venezuela’s RV-1 reactor : U.S. oil rush into Venezuela tests Trump’s democracy promises :…& reopening hinges on stability & legal clarity : …& Europe Parliament  sanctions await democracy :  Chevron- Venezuela needs better contract terms : …&Exxon & ConocoPhillips negotiate Venezuela return : ECLAC cuts growth projections for region : World Bank office, a ‘game-changer’ for T&T : Guyana-Brazil investment opportunities : Partial scope agreement with India :

ISABELANA 3 : GeoPark Reports First Quarter 2026 Results : …&Operational Update : Arrow Exploration results : Frontera Energy Plan of Arrangement Approval :

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